Multiple film versions have been made of the play Romeo and Juliet. Most of these versions have been suitable adaptations of the play. One that specifically stands out is the 1996 version of the film. Unlike other versions the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet is not a sutiable adaptation of the play because of the flaws in setting and tone which didnt relate enough to the play.

There are many reasons people like this version of the play and one is the actors. The actors chosen for the roles of the characters represented the characters very well. For example the actor who played Romeo looked the correct age and he pulled the depressed teenager look off which is difficult for most adult actors. Also the actor who played Tybalt was another great choice for the character because the actor is very enthusiastic and dramatic when he talks and is doing something which is the feeling given off about Tybalt when reading the play.

Despite the positive aspects of the film there were more down sides one of which was the setting didn’t match the language. The main problem is they didn’t paraphrase at all. If they had been any closer to the original style of speech they would have been reciting the play word for word and this made it hard to understand at parts. For example during the fights they would call

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the guns swords, something like that would not have changed the film at all if they had paraphrased but they chose not to and this was very irritating.

The last thing that stood out was the tone. The tone which was very sketchy at certain parts for example Juliet was way too whinny. Even though she is supposed to be really sad and and emotional she went a little overboard with it in the film, if she had toned it down a little bit it would not have been a problem. Another part where the tone was all over the place was during Mercutio’s death scene during this scene the tone was all over the place. It was sad, happy,...

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...﻿Romeo and Juliet- Film Comparison
Baz Luhrman and Franco Zeffirelli’s interpretations of Romeo and Juliet are both excellent films. They both capture the moments between the two star-crossed lovers of enemy houses quite well. Although both are very different films.
The main difference between them is their setting. Franco Zeffirelli’s is set in the 16th century in Italy which was based in the city, Verona, ruled by the Prince. Whereas Baz Luhrman’s version is set in the 20th century in the United States which created a more modern atmosphere. Instead of being set in a city named Verona, the beach was called Verona Beach and the Chief police was in charge, known as Commander Prince. However, despite these differences both settings are effective for the style of each movie.In the Zeffirelli version they used swords resembling the play whilst Luhrman used guns. Another comparison between the two films is the way they portrayed the story. In Zeffirelli’s version he used the Chorus to tell the story from beginning to the end whereas Baz Luhrman used a reporter on television to narrate the story.
Zeffirelli used a high portion of language from the play and was done excellently, whereas Luhrman only used some of the language and it was basic. The soundtracks were also quite different. Zeffirelli used the same song (A Time For Us by Nino Rota) throughout the entirety of the film whilst Luhrman...

...Romeo & Juliet
Author
William Shakespeare was born in Statford-upon-Avon on April 23 1564. He went to free grammar school in Stratford. It was a good school where he learned even Greek and Latin. But he didn’t go to college that’s so people thought he didn’t write his work, because apparently in that time if you didn’t go to college you weren’t smart enough to write such good books and plays.
He started getting famous in 1592 when he showed in his talent in writing plays London, suchHamlet, Romeo and Juliet, as you like it and more.
Summary
In the streets of Verona another brawl breaks out between the servants of the feuding noble families of Capulet and Montague. Benvolio, a Montague, tries to stop the fighting, but is himself embroiled when the rash Capulet, Tybalt, arrives on the scene. After citizens outraged by the constant violence beat back the warring factions, Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, attempts to prevent any further conflicts between the families by decreeing death for any individual who disturbs the peace in the future.
Romeo, the son of Montague, runs into his cousin Benvolio.. After some prodding by Benvolio, Romeo confides that he is in love with Rosaline, a woman who doesn’t like him back. Benvolio tries to convince him to forget this woman and find another, more beautiful one, but Romeo doesn’t listen.
Meanwhile, Paris, a kinsman...

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What’s the Difference?
Romeo and Juliet, the play by William Shakespeare, is a story about prohibited young love between the two characters, Romeo and Juliet, members of enemy houses, and it ends with the tragic death of both the lovers. The two movies that capture the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet are the Zefferelli verion which was mad in 1968 and the 1996 Lurhmann version. Both movies do fine in generating a visual of Romeo and Juliet in their own unique way. As Michael Anderegg states “Right from the explosive beginning to the tragic ending, Romeo and Juliet will keep you captivated, this is a testament to luhrmann’s brilliant snappy direction, which will take you on a rollercoaster ride of car chases, gun fights and a love that was destined to fail.” (71) Where the Zefferelli version is to be taken more seriously, it is described as “having passion, the sweat, the violence, the poetry, the love and the tragedy in the most immediate terms.” (Brown 182) Each film has its strengths and weaknesses as well as their similarities and differences. Right off the bat you can tell the biggest difference is the time period of each movie. It was easy to tell these differences due to the surroundings by noticing the stage play of each movie and recognizing the setting of different scenes. Similarities can be figured out by knowing...

...In Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet, is a traditional adaptation of Shakespeare’s original Romeo and Juliet, with some variations. Baz Luhrmann directed the 1996 version, also known as the MTV Romeo † Juliet. This version is very modernized, but keeps the language intact with few changes.
There are many differences between Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet and the Signet version of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo’s entire speech that begins “Alas that love, whose view is muffled still, Should without eyes see pathways to his will!” (at act 1 scene 1 line 174) is deleted. With the deletion of these lines, the audience, is not privy to his longing for Rosaline. Even though Friar Lawrence mentions Rosaline later in the movie, we are not shown Romeo as a boy whose heart is easily captured, but rather, ready to be caught.
In Luhrmann’s version of Romeo † Juliet, this scene, even though cut in some ways, is shown with Romeo writing in his diary. He talks of his love, but he does not seem like he’s in love, but rather a repressed adolescent or a typical teen. Romeo doesn’t confide later to Benvolio as in the Signet version.
In the MTV version of Romeo † Juliet, the Nurse’s role is cut considerably. Her speech about “weaning”...

...after he asked for Juliet’s hand in marriage. Capulet believes that his daughter is too young to marry. Capulet says ‘An she agree, within her scope of choice lies my consent and fair according voice’ he is saying that Paris has his approval but it is up to Juliet to make the final decision. The way Capulet handles the situation with Paris shows the love and kindness he feels for his daughter. Capulet allows Juliet to decide if she wants to marry this man. This wouldn’t have happened very often in Elizabethan times as the richer families often married for wealth not love and here Capulet is asking, not telling, Juliet to marry this wealthy man. He doesn’t treat her as a piece of furniture and wants her to be happy with the person she marries, ‘She is the hopeful lady of my earth’ Capulet has lost his previous children and only wants the best for his only daughter.
Then, in Act Three, Scene Four, Capulet arranges Juliet’s and Paris’ wedding saying ‘she shall be married to this noble earl’. Capulet arranges this marriage without his daughters consent because he believes it will help to bring his daughter out of her depressive state, which he thinks is caused by the death of her cousin Tybalt but in reality it’s because of Romeo being exiled from Verona. The sentence Capulet says shows how kind he is to his daughter; Capulet could have chosen the wealthiest man he could get his hands on, however he chooses a ‘noble’...

...﻿Comparing to versions of Romeo and
Juliet
The star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are presented in two famous movie productions. The first directed by Franco Zeffirelli’s 1996. The updated Luhrmann picture best captures the essence of Shakespeare for the present day viewer. Through the use of modernisation and location, while preserving Shakespearean language, to capture the audience. Equally Zeffirelli’s more historical interpretation show cases the original medieval architecture the Shakespeare contemplated.
In the opening scene of the movie, Lurhmann’s starts with a prologue masked as a news broadcast on the television. This sets the scene of the play by illustrating the violence occurring between the two wealthy families, the Montagues and the Capulets. In Zeffirelli’s film, the prologue takes the form of a narrator, relating the story of the Montagues and Capulets over a backdrop of an Italian city. Verona then was a setting with highly religious dimensions. A neutral place where Romeo and Juliet’s worlds overlap is at Friar Lawrence’s church. In both films this seems to be the only place Juliet is allowed to go outside of her own home. In Lurhmann’s film Romeo has a strong bond with Friar Lawrence however; in the older film their bond does not appear as strong.
As well as updating Shakespeare’s play to the present decade through, Lurhmann’s film is more...

...Either thou or I or both must go with him:
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet interpretation of act III scene I shows tragedy and sympathy for Mercutio’s death. The reason why Mercutio dies in this scene is to make Montague’s and Capulet’s hatred against each other bigger to a degree that it stirs up the play for tragedy. If this scene was not incorporated in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet then Romeo would have never been banished and there would be no representation of conflict in the play, in which the play would not have, went on. Baz Luhrmann directed the modern Romeo and Juliet in 1996 called Romeo + Juliet, Franco Zefferelli directed the olden time Romeo and Juliet called Romeo and Juliet Baz Luhrmann’s representation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet shows more dramatic stage direction, dramatic volume, and sound. It also represents more empathy towards Romeo’s character Leonardo DiCaprio. Baz Luhrmann’s representation of Romeo and Juliet act III scene I is more admirable to Franco Zefferelli’s interpretation, because Luhrmann directs the movie to be more dramatic creating more sympathy. Luhrmann’s version is superior because he directs the scene to be more dramatic by having wind blowing the ocean, palm trees, and beach...

...Comparisons of Films
From watching the older and more modern version of the killing of Mercutio and Tybalt there are obvious differences, as well as hidden ones. The comparison is between the Zeffirelli version and the more modern version. Watching these movies, paying close attention is important because it is not just the scenery and which characters are played by whom, but what the director was trying to portray in this scene. Both these versions were very different and it is obvious that in both cases the fight probably meant different things or played a separate significant role in each movie.
In the older version the atmosphere is much more relaxed and Mercutio is with a friend and the town seems very empty. When Tybalt comes and he and Mercutio start "bad- mouthing" each other it is more of a joke then a verbal fight. In a sudden moment, the joking becomes a true and serious problem. Suddenly, it seems as though all the friends show up and all attention is on the fight. While they start going back and forth, you can see the two sides of friends form so that they are standing on their friend's side. The first draw of the sword is Mercutio to Tybalt, and Tybalt pulls his sword out right away. All the people and friends seem happy to see a fight, as though they get hyped up seeing people fight. When Romeo comes and sees that the fight went form play to a battle, he tries to stop it all, but he has no success. Mercutio...